🌊 The 84 Ghats of Kashi6 of 84 mapped

Kashi's ghats line the western bank of the Ganga from Assi in the south to Raj Ghat in the north — a near-continuous riverfront of stone steps, temples and rituals. Explore them here in river order.

1. 1

   Assi Ghat

   Dawn Subah-e-Banaras aarti, southern gateway ghat

   The southernmost ghat at the Assi–Ganga confluence, famed for the dawn Subah-e-Banaras aarti.

   🪔 Subah-e-Banaras · 5:00 AM
2. 2

   Tulsi Ghat

   Tulsidas's ghat — where he wrote the Ramcharitmanas

   Where Goswami Tulsidas composed part of the Ramcharitmanas; home of the Nag Nathaiya leela.

3. 3

   Shivala Ghat

   19th-century riverside palaces of Benares

   A 19th-century ghat of the Benares royal family, with a riverside Shiva temple and old fort.

4. 4

   Dashashwamedh Ghat

   The grand nightly Ganga Aarti

   Kashi's grandest ghat, host to the spectacular nightly Ganga Aarti.

   🪔 Ganga Aarti · 6:45 PM
5. 5

   Lalita Ghat

   Nepali Temple & Lalita Gauri shrine

   Home to the Nepali (Kathwala) temple and the Lalita Gauri shrine.

6. 6

   Manikarnika Ghat

   Moksha — the great cremation ghat

   The sacred cremation ghat where Kashi promises moksha — its pyres never go cold.

More ghats are being added as we map Kashi's riverfront.